Improved compound for restoring damaged tobacco



anceof fresh and venting its loss.

WESLEY AtWRI GH'r, on LI BERTY, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR TO'HIM- SELF AND WILLIAM:v C. TROWB'RIDGE, OF SAME- PLACE.

.Letters Patent No. 95,063, dated September 21, 1869.

IMPROVED COMPdUTID FOR RESTORIHG-DAMAGED TOBACCO.

The Schedule referred to these Letters, Patent and making part of the same To all whom c'tmay concern Be it known that I, I erty, in the county ofiBedford, and State of. Virginia,

storing Damaged Tobacco; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in, the arttoniake and use the same. a The object of this invention is to produce a substance for restoring the good qualities of mouldy on decaying tobacco of all kindsyso that it will again receive,as nearly as possible, the qualities and appeargood tobacco, for the purpose of pre- Heretofore, damaged tobacco could not be restored and wasuseless. By the use ofmy invention, con-' siderable loss will be avoided, and a'considerable quan-* tity of valuable material will be retained in market which would otherwisebe a total" loss to its 'owners."

The substancefor restoring tobacco is composed of the following ingredients, in about the following proportions:

One barrel of rum;

WEsLEY A. WRIGHT, of .Lib-

' have invented a new and improved Compound for Re- One-half gallon of alcohol. v One-quarter gallon of spirits lavender,

One-half pound of made, orits equivalent.

Two ounces of extract of vanilla, or its equivalent.

One-half gallon of salt.

Onepint of bay-rum.

The extract of vanilla and the mace, being only for flavoringfcan be omitted, or substituted by other ingredients. I

The mouldyor decayed tobacco should be steamed before being sprinkled or otherwise treated with my compound. V

Saltpetre may be used in place of salt.

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,,is

The herein-described composition for restoringdamaged tobacco, consisting of the ingredients substantially as specified. y

W. A. WRIGHT. Witnesses:

FRANK BLOOKLEY, .ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 

